Learn Turkish: Akrabalarımızla beraber büyük evde saklambaç oynardık. - We used to play hide-and-seek in the big house together with our relatives.

It starts with the verb root oyna- (to play). Because the root ends in a vowel, it takes the aorist suffix -r to show a general or habitual action. Then we add the past tense suffix -dı and the "we" personal ending -k. Combining the aorist and the past tense (-rdı) is how you create the habitual past, meaning "used to" do something.

Since akrabalarımızla already contains the suffix -la (with), is the word beraber redundant?

It is not strictly necessary, but it is very common and natural. Just like in English where we might say "together with our relatives," pairing the -la or -le suffix with beraber (or birlikte) emphasizes that the action was done jointly as a group.

Can you break down the chain of suffixes on the word akrabalarımızla?

Sure! It builds up logically: akraba (relative) + -lar (plural marker: "relatives") + -ımız (1st person plural possessive: "our relatives") + -la (meaning "with"). Notice how vowel harmony dictates the vowels across the entire suffix chain.

Does the word for hide-and-seek (saklambaç) come from a verb?